Where is Stein Castle located?

It lies in Traunreut, in the Landkreis Traunstein, in Bavaria.

What makes Stein Castle unusual?

It combines an upper castle on a rock face, a cave castle hollowed into the rock, and a lower castle, a layout rarely found in Germany.

Can visitors tour the inside of the castle today?

The lower castle houses a private school, which limits access to that part, and no verified visiting information is available.

Who owned Stein Castle over the centuries?

It passed through the von Stein, Toerring, Fugger, von Lösch and Arco-Zinneberg families before a brewery was established there in the early 20th century.

Stein Castle

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Schloss Stein an der Traun stands in Traunreut (Landkreis Traunstein), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Stein Castle in Traunreut stands out for an arrangement rarely found in Germany: an upper castle perched atop a nearly fifty metre high nagelfluh rock face, a cave castle hollowed into the rock below that links the complex to the Traun valley, and a lower castle within the village itself. The origins of the upper house remain uncertain, with some tracing a fortification back to Roman or Celtic times, though Stein first appears in written records in the 12th century. The estate passed through several noble families, from the Toerrings to the Arco-Zinnebergs, before becoming home to a brewery and a private school now housed in the lower castle.

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What to know

The complex is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
The lower castle today houses a private school, which limits access to that part of the site.
No verified information on opening hours, admission fees or visit duration is available for this site.
The pronounced relief of the site, with a nearly fifty metre high rock face, means the terrain around the upper castle is steep.

Where this château is

Traunreut · Landkreis Traunstein · Bayern

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Schloßhof 1, 83371 Traunreut-Stein

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+49 8621 983298

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Where is Stein Castle located?: It lies in Traunreut, in the Landkreis Traunstein, in Bavaria.
What makes Stein Castle unusual?: It combines an upper castle on a rock face, a cave castle hollowed into the rock, and a lower castle, a layout rarely found in Germany.
Can visitors tour the inside of the castle today?: The lower castle houses a private school, which limits access to that part, and no verified visiting information is available.
Who owned Stein Castle over the centuries?: It passed through the von Stein, Toerring, Fugger, von Lösch and Arco-Zinneberg families before a brewery was established there in the early 20th century.